diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index 24443f68b..5e8984823 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -1014,6 +1014,16 @@ export const browseFiles =
     });
   };
 
+  export const browseFile =
+  (filters = []) =>
+  (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const { ipcRenderer } = window;
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:browse-file', filters).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+    });
+  };
+
 export const updateBrunoConfig = (brunoConfig, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const state = getState();
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index abbef438c..908c19b4c 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -698,7 +698,6 @@ export const refreshUidsInItem = (item) => {
   each(get(item, 'request.params'), (param) => (param.uid = uuid()));
   each(get(item, 'request.body.multipartForm'), (param) => (param.uid = uuid()));
   each(get(item, 'request.body.formUrlEncoded'), (param) => (param.uid = uuid()));
-  each(get(item, 'request.body.rawFile'), (param) => (param.uid = uuid()));
 
   return item;
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 2233f81bc..0ea64c0a2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const {
   isDirectory,
   browseDirectory,
   browseFiles,
+  browseFile,
   createDirectory,
   searchForBruFiles,
   sanitizeDirectoryName
@@ -50,6 +51,17 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
     }
   });
 
+  // browse directory for one file
+  ipcMain.handle('renderer:browse-file', async (event, pathname, request, filters) => {
+    try {
+      const filePath = await browseFile(mainWindow, filters);
+
+      return filePath;
+    } catch (error) {
+      return Promise.reject(error);
+    }
+  });
+
   // create collection
   ipcMain.handle(
     'renderer:create-collection',
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
index 8216bd9c9..95cc70a46 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/filesystem.js
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ const browseFiles = async (win, filters) => {
   return filePaths.map((path) => normalizeAndResolvePath(path)).filter((path) => isFile(path));
 };
 
+const browseFile = async (win, filters) => {
+  const { filePath } = await dialog.showOpenDialog(win, {
+    properties: ['openFile'],
+    filters
+  });
+
+  if(!filePath) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 const chooseFileToSave = async (win, preferredFileName = '') => {
   const { filePath } = await dialog.showSaveDialog(win, {
     defaultPath: preferredFileName
@@ -161,6 +172,7 @@ module.exports = {
   createDirectory,
   browseDirectory,
   browseFiles,
+  browseFile,
   chooseFileToSave,
   searchForFiles,
   searchForBruFiles,